The Hispanic men’s team incurred the poor alignment of South African Gavin Van den Berg during the qualifying phase.
Bad news hits Spanish rugby. Finished the illusion of being again present in a World Cup of the specialty since 1999, because The Hispanic team was disqualified to participate in the 2023 World Cup in France for an alleged fake passport .
This situation is due to incurring in the misalignment of South Africa Gavin Van Denberg during the qualifying phase. This is the second time that the Spanish team has experienced this situation, because in the same way they were eliminated from the 2019 World Cup in Japan and then with the French-born players Mathieu Belie and Bastien Fuster.
“After the hearing held this Thursday, April 28 with the independent judicial commission appointed by World Rugby to study the request of the Romanian Rugby Federation (FRR) on the eligibility of Gavin Van den Berg, andWorld rugby’s highest body has decided to sanction Spain with 25,000 pounds (31,105 dollars) and deduct five points for each of the two matches in which this player was aligned. “, Reports the Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) on its official website.
Although they specify that the information has not yet been made official by World Rugby, “This decision means the disqualification of the 2023 World Cup in France, a competition for which the XV del León had qualified directly by finishing second in the European Rugby Championship 2021-2022. ″.
In addition, the Spanish federation announced that the disciplinary procedure against Van den Berg will continue to establish the corresponding sanctions.
“As this very severe sanction comes following an alleged falsification of the aforementioned player’s passport, The Spanish Rugby Federation (FER) is continuing the extraordinary disciplinary procedure initiated at the time and will soon call a press conference to offer all the explanations requested of us. “, ends the press release.
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